AF officials announce Lance P. Sijan Award winners
January 26th, 2012
Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the 2011 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award.
The Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities.
The senior officer category winner is Maj. Laura Dejong, who is assigned to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. As an Air Force Office of Special Investigations commander deployed to Iraq in 2010, DeJong led a joint 21-person team overseeing 205 missions conducting offensive counterintelligence in northern Iraq. While at Patrick AFB, her leadership ensured unparalleled investigative effort to 13 Operation Wingspan investigations into counterfeit KC-135 Stratotanker/E-3 Sentry aircraft parts, resulting in six guilty pleas. Her accomplishments led to her
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The Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities.
The senior officer category winner is Maj. Laura Dejong, who is assigned to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. As an Air Force Office of Special Investigations commander deployed to Iraq in 2010, DeJong led a joint 21-person team overseeing 205 missions conducting offensive counterintelligence in northern Iraq. While at Patrick AFB, her leadership ensured unparalleled investigative effort to 13 Operation Wingspan investigations into counterfeit KC-135 Stratotanker/E-3 Sentry aircraft parts, resulting in six guilty pleas. Her accomplishments led to her
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